Supporting-receptacle for watches.



J. A. MYERS.

SUPPORTING RECEPTACLE Fon WATCHES.

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SUPPORTING RECEPT'ACLE` FOR WATCHES.

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JOHN AUGUST MYERS, or CLEVELAND, oHIo.

SUPPORTING-RECEPTACLE FOR VVVA'IClI-I-IEIS.

Specification kof Letters Patent.`

lPatented Oct. 17, 1916.

Application fuea February 25, 1ere. 'serial No. A80,468.

" .b all lwhom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. MYERS, acitizen of thel United States, 'residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of'Ohio, have invented a new and use- 'fulSupporting-Receptacle for Vatches, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to an improved case or receptacle forcontaining watches, and has for an object to provide a device of thischaracter lwhich may be readily attached to the clothing and heldrigidly in position against the wearer, so that access may be readilyhad to the casing and the watch contained therein, without removing thewatch, or the casing.

The invention has for another object to provide the improved casing witha novel forni of clasp or attaching member for engagement with thegarment without injury to the latter, the clasp being of such a natureas to rigidly hold the base or inner section of the receptacle flatagainst the wearer and prevent it from tilting either outwardly orlaterally.

A further and important object of the present invention is to provide acasing which has a lid or cover constituting a hinged sectionconveniently mounted on the inner section, so thatthe lid maybe swung'outwardly from the wearer by one hand, and to so place in the casing, asupportfor a watch, and provide the casing with novel means for removingthat support `out of the casing between the lid and the inner portionthereof, to approach a horizontal plane, and thus swing the watch outinto such position that it may 'be comfortably and quickly inspected toascertain the time, without re moving the watch fromthe Vcase ordisturbing the adjustment of' the latter.

There are various other important features of this invention, which willbe hereinafter fully brought out and explained in connection with the`lspecific description of the present preferred embodiment of thisinvention, the same beingwdi'scl'osed in the accompanying drawings,wherein? Figure 1 is a side elevation' of theimproved supportingreceptacle closed. Fig. 2 is a` vertical central section, taken fromfront to rear through the receptacle.,K4 Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview, take'n on theline 3-3 ofFig. 2. Fig. l isa side elevational viewof the supporting receptacle open,

showingthe means in operative position to hold the watch extended fromthe casing and in fullview. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of ythereceptacle, showing the improved clasp employed for attaching thereceptacle to a garment, the dotted lines showing the clasp opened.kFig. 6 is a top plan view of the receptacle closed. Fig. 7 is ahorizontal sectional view, taken through the upper end of the receptacleclosed, and on the line 7,.-7 of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a detail sectionalview, through the locking bail of the clasp, taken on the line 8 8 ofFig. 5. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the tongue employed upon which thewatch is mounted. Fig. l0 is an outer face View of the adjustableclamping jaw carried by the tongue for accommodating watchesl of varioussizes. Fig. 11 is an outer side view of the clasp, partly in section,showing one means of attaching the clasp to a garment.

Referring to these drawings, wherein like parts are designated bysimilar characters of reference throughout the several views, 10designates the bottom or inner section of the receptacle, which is inthe form of a flat plate adapted to be vertically positioned against agarment in front of the wearer and within easy reach of the hands. Thisfiat plate l1 is reinforced at its lateral edges by outwardly extendingvertical flanges 11, which, as shown to advantage in Fig. 7, arestrengthened by returned diagonal brace portions 12 extending inwardlyand engaging at their inner ends against the outer face of the plate 10.In Fig. V4, the lower ends of the ianges are clearly shown as beingrounded, as at 13. The upper edges of the flanges l1 are preferablystraight and lie in a. horizontal plane. The upper end of the base orbottom plate l0 is provided with a bracket 14 in the form of a flatstrip secured across the inner face of the plate 10 near the upper edgethereof and having an overturned Vdepending flange 15 at its upper edgeto which are pivotally connected the upper ends of a pair of laterallyspaced apart clasp arms 16. As shown to advantage in Fig. 5, these arms16 are relatively long, are hinged upon pivots 17 projecting rearwardlyfrom the flange 15, and lie flat against the flange l5. The arms 16extend downwardly to a point adjacent or near to the lower edge ofthebase plate l0 and are so pivoted as to hang in parallelism with eachother, and in slightly spaced apart relation. Notches 1S are formed inregistering pairs in the inner edges of the arms 16 to accommodatebuttons, or other projections or devices which may be attached to thegarment, and which may be utilized in firmly securing the improvedstructure thereto. The arms 16 are adapted to be spread apart laterally,as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. A portion of the garment is gatheredin a vertical direction and placed in between and against thelongitudinal edges of the spread apart arms 16. The arms are then forcedtogether as shown to advantage in Fig. 11, and are held in closedposition against the gathered portion of the garment by a locking bail19. The locking bail 19, as shown to advantage in Fig. 8, is of U-shape,the opposite arms of which are hingedly connected to and held flatagainst the opposite sides of one of the arms 16 by means of a rivet, orother suitable pivot pin 20. The closed or bridge portion 21 of the bailis provided with an inner flat face adapted to engage against the outervertical edge of the opposite arm 16 to thus frictionally hold the bail19 on the arm and prevent the dropping of the bail. A fingerpiece 22projects upwardly and outwardly from the closed end of the bail 19 toadmit the easy forcing down of the bail and lifting of the same inapplying and removing the receptacle. The intermediate and lowerportions of the base section 10 of the receptacle are enlarged edgewiseor laterally, so as to impart to the receptacle, in a general way, thecontour of the watch` and so as to admit of' the placing ofl the watchin the receptacle. This formation is given to the main section 10 by,curving outwardly the flanges 11 as at 23, and correspondinglybroadening the base plate 10 to entirely close the back of thereceptacle as may be best seen in Fig. 5.

A link 24 is hinged by rivets 25 to the lower end of the main section10. The link is disclosed in the present drawings, as in the form of aflat plate, of a width equal to the width of the lower end of the mainsection 10, and which has lateral upstanding flanges 26 of' a depthequal substantially to the depth of the flanges 11, and provided at oneend of the link with inwardly offset ears 27 adapted to lie flat againstthe inner sides of the flanges 11, as shown to advantage in Fig. 3. Therivets 25 hingedly connect the ears 27 to the flanges 11 and thushingedly support the inner end of the link 24e upon the lower extremityof the main section 10. The ears 27 are of such length, and the roundededges 13 of the flanges 11 are such as to admit of the free swinging ofthe link about the pivots 25 to bring the inner edge of the link 2l flatagainst the lower edge of the base section or plate 10, as shown in Fig.

5. The forward end of the link 24C has its flanges 26 rounded, as at 28,to bear against the lower edge of the lid 29 or outer section of' thereceptacle. The lower edge of the lid is adapted to slide against therounded outer ends 2S of the link flanges, and the bottom plate or bodyportion of the link 24: is curved upwardly, as at 30, to meet the loweredge of the lid 29 and provide, in all adjustments of the lid and thelink, a sealed joint therebetween. The lid' 29 is in the form of a sheetmetal plate which is slightly bulged or convexed, as shown in Figs. 1,2, 6 and 7, to impart a fanciful and attractive configuration to thereceptacle, and also to accommodate the watch, which is placed in thereceptacle. The plate or lid 29, has lateral inturned flanges 31, whichextend from top to bottom of the lid or plate 29, and which projectdownwardly to a slight extent below the plate 29 to form ears 32, whichlap over against the opposite oute' sides of the flanges 26 of the link.Pivots 83 are secured through the ears 32 and the lower rounded ends of'the flanges 26, and are in the form of rivets, to unite the lid to thelink and admit of the hinging of the lid on the link. By this structure`it is seen that the main section 10 is Connected to the lid or coversection 29 by a double hinged joint provided by the pivotal mounting ofthe opposite ends of the link 24 to the respective lower ends of thebase section 19 and the lid section 29.

lVhen the lid section 29 is closed or moved inwardly against the basesection 10, the link 24 is swung down toward the vertical plane of themain section 10, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and its downward swingingmovement is limited by the abutting edges 3l of the main section and thelink. The lid section 29 is of a width to overlap the flanges 81 thereofagainst the outer sides of the flanges 11 of the main section. The lid29 is provided upon its upper end with a closure wall 35, which extendsacross the upper ends of the flanges 31 and which projects rearwardlybeyond the rear edges of the .flanges 31. This overhanging portion ofthe wall has a depending flange 36 across its rear edge which meets atits ends the lateial flanges 37 which comprise continuations oftheuipper ends of the flanges 31, and which depend from the lateraledges of the top wall This structure provides a rearwardly extending lipadapted to engage over and snugly receive the upper end of the section1U, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to hold the lid section 29 from swingingoutwardly, and thus close the case.

The upper end of the lid section 29 is provided with a handle 38, whichis disclosed in the present instance as being of substantially T-form,and having the shank thereof curved ba'clnvardly at its upper end. Thelower end of the shank is `bifurcated to provide a pair of ears 39,receiving therebetween, an upstanding ear or stud 40. The stud 40 ishingedly connected between the ears 39 by a pivot pin 41. The stud orear 40 rises from a relatively small plate 42, which is suitably securedupon the upper face of the wall 35, which closes the top of tne lidsection 29. By providing a handle 3S of T-form, the same may be readilygrasped by the fingers to elevate the lid section 29 and lift thesupporting lip thereof over the top of the inner section 10.

rll`he watch 43 is supported in the receptacle upon a tongue 44, whichis hingedly connected at its upper end to a plate 45 welded, orotherwise suitably secured against the inner face, and at the upper endof the outer wall of the lid section 29. rihe plate 45 is provided, asmay be best seen from Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 9, with a plurality of tonguesor projections, which are rolled over and which are arranged intransversely spaced relation to provide spaced apart eyes 46, receivingtherebetween correspondingly formed eyes 47 on the upper end of thetongue 44. Thus, the tongue 44 is hingedly mounted in the top of the lidsection 29 by a transverse pintle 4S,

which passes through the registering eyes 46 and 47, and supports thetongue 44 throughout its entire width. The tongue 44 is held fromlateral vibration and is free to swing rearwardly out of the section 29.The tongue 44, as may be best seen from Fig. 2, is curved longitudinallyto conform to the inner curvature of the front wall 29, so that thetongue may lie close thereagainst. rThe outer eX- tremity of the tongue,which is the lower end thereof, has an inturned stop flange 49 adaptedto receive thereagainst the outer end of a finger 50, which is rigidlymounted upon the link 24, and adapted to be swung thereby outwardlyagainst the inner face of the tongue, and to slide thereover intoabutting relation with the stop flange 49. In Fig. 4, the finger 50 isshown in an outwardly swung position and adjacent to the stop iiange 49.rflic flange 49 merely limits the outward swinging of the nger beyondthe end of the tongue 44, so that when the receptacle is closed, thefinger may be automatically retracted. T his linger 50, as shown in Fig.3, is in the form of a flat metallic spring strip having its lower endbent U-shaped, and returned beneath the same, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4,and being welded, or otherwise suitably secured against the inner faceof the link 24. The finger 50 rises from the link 24 at a pointsubstantially in alinement with the transverse axis of the pivots 33,which connect the lid section 29 to the link 24, so that the finger 50swings substantially about the axis of the pivots 33. The outer end ofthe iinger 50 is iiat and adapted to slide against the inner face of thetongue 44 to project the ytongue from the closedposition, lshown in Fig.2, into the open position shown in Fig. 4.

The tongue 44 is yprovided near itsup-- Fig. 9, these jaw members are inthe form :ff-

of up'stan'ding iingers, which provide a fixed jaw upon the upper end ofthe tongue, which jaw has a socket opening 52 ytherein to receivethrough the opening 52 the stem 53 of the watch 43. The watch 43 `is`adapted to lie 'flat upon the outer face of the tongue 44 below theupper jaw members 5l. The lower end of the tongue 44 carries anupstanding threaded stem 54 which projects through a longitudinal slot55 formed in the base section 56 of amovable jaw 57. The jaw 57 is bentsubstantially at right angles to provide the base portion 56 adapted toslidably engage the outer face of the 'tongue 44. The upstanding portionof the jaw 57 is curved transversely to present a concave'd face forengagement with the lower `end of 'the watch 48, opposite to the stem53. To prevent injury to the watch,

and to prevent vibration thereof, in the freceptacle, a packing` 58, ofrubber, or the like, is fitted upon the tongue between the jaws, thepacking extending up against'the inner opposite faces of the jaws 51 and57, so as to practically entirely house the sides and the back of thewatch. A thumb nut 59 is threaded upon the upper end of the stem 54 andbinds downwardly against the base portion 56 of the adjustableV jaw 57to hold the latter in its adjusted position. Thus, the jaws are adaptedto receive therebetween, a watch of practically any size and to securelyclamp the watch upon the tongue.

In Fig. 11, the arms 16 of the clasp are shown in engagement with aportion of material 59a, the material being gathered or doubled andplaced between the arms 16, and the latter being swung toward each otherand .held in binding engagement against the opposite sides ofthermaterial by the bail 19. F or the purpose of pre-v venting anyaccidental slipping or dislodgment of the material 59a, a plurality ofpins 60, or the like, may be passed through the material at the innersides of the arms 16, so that should the material slip outwardly betweenthe inner edges yof the arms 16, the pins 60 would strike against theinner sides of the arms and thus hold the material from furtherdisplacement.

In the use of the supporting receptacle of this invention, a watch 43 isclamped upon the Vtongue 44 between the jaws 51 vand 57. The lid.section 29 is swung inwardly about its double hinged link 24 againstthe base section 10, the lid section being moved against the basesection with a downward movement to engage the supporting lip over theupper end 0f the base section. Thus, the lid section 29 is hung upon thebase section 10, and the meeting` edges of the lower wall of the basesection and the upper wall of the link 24 are so disposed that they abutwhen the base and lid sections are interlocked to seal the rear side ofthe receptacle. It will also be noted that the curved wall 32 at theforward end of the link 24 is of such length that when the lid section29 is in vertical position and supported upon the base section 10, thelower end of the wall of the lid 29 seals the lower extremity of thereceptacle when closed.

When it is desired to examine the face of the watch to ascertain thetime registered thereby, the wearer grasps the handle 38 and exerts anupward and outward pull upon the same. As the handle 38 is pivoted, itautomatically adjusts itself to the fingers of the operator, so that thedevice may be comfortably handled. The handle 38 is moved outwardly andupwardly, so as to lift the lid section 29 to disengage the locking lipthereof from the base section 10. The

lid section 29 is now moved further outwardly and held in its raisedposition, so as to lift the outer end of the link 24 andl swing the linkabout its inner pivot 25. Such action swings the lid section 29outwardly at substantially right angles to the link 24. Such relativemovements of the link 24 and the lid section 29 causes the finger 50 tomove outwardly from the inner wall of the lid section and bear againstthe inner side of the tongue 44 to swing the latter outwardly into theposition shown in Fig. 4. This figure shows the normal position of thefinger 50, the stop flange 49 merely serving as a means for preventingthe accidental passage of the finger 50 beyond the end of the tongue 44,which action would release the tongue from the finger and allow thetongue to swing back into the lid section 29. The linger 50 thusprojects the tongue outwardly from the lid section 29 and moves thewatch 43 from substantially a vertical position into an inclinedposition, which approaches a horizontal plane, so that the face of thewatch may be easily and readily inspected by looking downward into theopen receptacle. In closing the receptacle, the lid section 29 is firstmoved inwardly to swing the link 24 thereagainst to some extent, andthus release the tongue 44, and admit of its swinging backwardly intothe lid. The lid is supported upon the handle 38, and is carried backand hooked over the upper end of the base section. The clasp carriedupon the back of the base section extends longitudinally thereof, andengages the garment of the wearer throughout a considerable distance.Thus, when the base section is secured in upright position upon thegarment, it is rmly held in such position by the long verticallypositioned clasp and the receptacle is thus held from tilting ortwisting laterally.

By the provision of the adjustable jaw 57, watches varying in size maybe conveniently secured in the receptacle. By openF ing the lid section29, the same is moved outwardly from the base section to a considerableextent, so that the interior of the lid may be thoroughly inspected.Furthermore, the improved supporting and tilting device within thereceptacle projects the watch outwardly from the lid section and raisesit into a suitable angle from which the watch may be easily inspected.

It is, of course, understood that it is within the spirit of thisinvention to modify or change the above specifically described structurewithin the scope of the claims, in order to adapt the device to variousdesigns and materials which may be used, and to any other desiredarticles which are to be carried by a person and held in a convenientplace for ready inspection.

What is claimed is:

l. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, aclasp on the base section for engagement with the garment cf the wearer,a lid section adapted for engagement over the base section and to besupported thereby, a watch support hinged at its upper end in the lidsection and adapted to lie therein, a link connecting the lower end ofthe base section with the lower end of the lid section, and a lingerfixed upon the link and projecting upwardly into the base sectionagainst the inner side of the watch support, said lid section beingadapted to be swung outwardly from the link, whereby to move said fingeroutwardly against the watch support, and swing the latter outwardly fromthe lid section.

2. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section forseurement to the garment of the wearer, a lid section hingedly connectedto the base section, a watch support inclosed in said sections, andmeans operable upon the opening of the lid section to project said watchsupport at an angle outwardly between the sections.

3. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, aclasp carried at the back of the base section and adapted for securementto a garment, a lid section provided with a rearwardly extending lipadapted for engagement over the upper end of the base section to supportthe lid section, a link joining the lower ends of the base and lidsections, a tongue hinged in the upper end of the lid section, an`adjustable clamp on the tongue adapted to receive Watches of varioussizes, and a finger on the link engaging the tongue to project the lowerend of the latter outwardly from the lid section and toward the base,section, whereby to position the watch across the space between thebase and lid sections.

et. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising abase section, meansfor securing the base section vertically against the front of a garment,a link hinged at one end upon the lower end of the base section, a lidsection hinged to the outer end of said link and extending upwardlytherefrom, a rearwardly extending lip upon the lid section adapted forengagement over the top of the base section to support the lid sectionthereon, a watch support'hinged in the receptacle, and a connectionbetween the link and the watch support to tilt the latter outwardlybetween the base and lid sections upon the opening of the latter.

5. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a vertical plate, alink hinged to the lower end of the plate, a lid section hingedlyconnected to the link and adapted to support a watch therein and havinga lip upon its upper end for engagement over said vertical plate, abracket secured against the back of the plate near its upper end,opposed flat arms pivoted to the bracket and adapted to hang downagainst the opposite sides of a gathered portion of a garment, and inspaced relation to said plate, and a bail hinged upon the lower end ofone of the arms and adapted to be swung upwardly over the end of theopposite arm to hold the arms from spreading apart, and in bindingrelation against said gathered portion whereby to support the receptacleon the garment.

6. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a vertical plate, alink hinged to the lower end of the plate, a lid hinged to said link andprovided with inwardly extending sides, a hinge plate secured in theupper end of the lid section, a strip arranged in the lid section, toprovide a tongue therein and normally lying flat in the lid section,said tongue and said hinge plate having interitting eyes upon theirupper ends, a pintle engaging through the eyes to liingedly connect thetongue to the hinge plate, a stop flange. extending inwardly from thelower extremity of the tongue, a fixed finger carried by the link forengagement against the inner face of the tongue to swing the latteroutwardly when said lid section is moved away from said vertical plate,a pair of spaced apart jaw members struck from the upper end of thetongue to engage the upper edge of a watch and receive a watch stemtherebetween, a movable jaw slidably mounted upon the lower end of thetongue to enga-ge the lower end of the watch,

' a binding nut carried by the tongue for engagement with the movablejawA to secure it in adjusted position, and a packing carried by thetongue between said jaws for engagement against the watch to protect thesame.

j 7. A supporting' receptacle for watches comprising a base section, alid hingedly connected to the base section at its lower end, a. lip onsaid lid for engagement over the upper end of the base section tosupport the lid, and a T-shaped handle pivoted at the lower end of theshank thereof upon the top of said lid, and having the shank curvedbackwardly to dispose the head of the handle flat against the top of thereceptacle and in position for ready engagement by the fingers. j

8. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, aclasp on the base section for engagement with the garment of the wearer,a lid section adapted for engagement over the base section andto besupported thereby, a watch support hinged at its upper end in the lidsection and adapted to lie therein, a link connect-- ing the lower endof the base sectionv with the lower end of the lid section, and meanswhereby when the lid section is swung outwardly away from the basesection, the watch support is projected at an angle between the twosections. v

9. A supporting receptacle for Watches comprising a base section, a lidsection adapted for engagement over the base section and to be supportedthereby, a watch support in the lid section and adapted to lie therein,alink connecting the lower end of the base section with the lower end ofthe lid section, and a finger between the link and the watch support,said lid section being adapted to be swung outwardly from the link,whereby to move said linger outwardly against the watch support, andswing the latter outwardly from the lid section.

l0. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, a lidsection provided with means adapted for engagement over the upper end ofthe base section to support the lid section, a link joining the lowerends of the base and lid sections, a tongue hinged in the upper end ofthe lid section, an adjustable clamp on the tongue adapted to receivewatches of various sizes, and a linger on the link engaging the tongueto project the lower end of the latter outwardly from the lid sectionand toward the base section, whereby to position the watch across thespace between the base and lid sections.

1l. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, alink hinged at one end upon the lower end of the base section, a lidsection hinged to the outer end of said link and extending upwardlytherefrom, means upon the lid section adapted for engagement over thetop of the base section to support the lid section thereon, a watchsupport hinged in the receptacle, and a connection between the link andthe watch Isupport to tilt the latter outwardly between the base and lidsections upon the opening of the latter.

l2. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, a lidsection adapted for engagement over the base section and to be supportedthereby, a watch support hinged at its upper end in the lid section andadapted to lie therein, a link connecting the lower end of the basesection with the lower end of the lid section, and Vmeans connecting thewatch support and link whereby when the lid section is swung outwardlyaway fro-m the base sec` lid section to project the watch support at anangle between the two sections.

14:. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, alid section, means pivotally connecting the two sections together, awatch support mounted within the lid section and adapted to lie therein,said lid section being swung on said pivotal means to assume a positionat an angle to the base section, and means operable upon the opening ofthe lid section to project the watch support at an angle between the twosections.

15. A supporting receptacle for watches comprising a base section, a lidsection, a

watch support within the lid section, a link connecting the lower end ofthe base section with the lower end of the lid section, and meanswhereby when the lid section is swung outwardly away from the basesection, the watch support is projected at an angle between the twosections.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signa-y ture in the presence of two witnesses.

. JOHN AUGUST MYERS.

Witnesses:

I-I. W. KNIGHT, F. M. JAHsio.

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